Rockland cop blotter: Monsey couple tried to live in abandoned house

Monsey couple charged; tried to live in abandoned house

MONSEY - Ramapo officers arrested a Monsey couple on Sunday morning and accused them of trying to move into a boarded-up house, police said.

Avraham and Bat Sheva Barouk had been evicted from their apartment and claimed squatters rights at 200a Route 306 , police said.

The property had been boarded up and the utilities shut off, with no running water or functioning bathrooms, police said. A cable that was placed across the driveway had been cut to allow vehicles to pass and electric service was provided by jumping the meter, but the house was in disrepair and the exterior was overgrown and in neglect, police said.

The couple refused to leave at the request of the property manager and officers, who explained the options to them, police said.

Justice Alan Simon released them without bail for a court hearing and ordered them to stay off the property.

2 women charged with possessing cocaine following traffic stop

MONTEBELLO - Two upstate women were charged with possession 2.5 ounces of crack-cocaine and four crack pipes after being stopped on the state Thruway for driving with the car's high beams on and a non-working brake light, state police said Monday.

Felicia A. Horace, 51, of Glen Spey, and Janie L. Steele, 25, of Narrowsburg, were arrested following the car stop by a K-9 officer, police said. The officer found neither one had a valid driver's license, police said.

Horace was charged with two felony counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Steele was charged with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

When troopers completed the investigation, they had located another crack pipe on Steele, and 2.5 ounces of cocaine on Horace, police said.

Both women were arraigned and sent to the Rockland County Jail awaiting a felony hearing.

Pomona man charged with drunken driving

SOUTH NYACK - Daniel Iannerelli, 21, of Pomona, was arrested at 2:46 a.m. Friday on a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated, the Rockland Sheriff's Office said. A sheriff's officer stopped a car for moving erratically on Broadway. Iannerelli was released without bail for a South Nyack Justice Court appearance on Nov. 4.

Couple charged with possessing counterfeit money

STONY POINT - A Tomkins Cove couple have been arrested on charges of possessing counterfeit money, police said Monday. Medjina Adolphe, 21, and Michael Hall, 31, both of 8 Prospect Place, tried using $10 counterfeit bills to purchase a $250 money order from a CVS pharmacy, police said. They were charged with misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of forged instrument. Adolphe also was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Adolphe was released on $250 bail, while Hall was released without bail, police said. They are scheduled to return to Justice Court on Nov. 21.

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Rockland cop blotter: Monsey couple tried to live in abandoned house

Ramapo officers arrested a Monsey couple on Sunday morning and accused them of trying to move into a boarded-up house, police said.

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